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September 11, 2019

JConcepts Ellipse stadium truck tyres

JConcepts have announced the release of the Ellipse stadium truck tyres in Aqua and Silver compound. The Ellipse, named after the center bar built into the tread, is a compliment to successful tires such as the Dirt Webs and Space Bars. The “web” style tire was built to compete on smooth high-grip indoor and outdoor surfaces which require a finely detailed connected bar pattern. The center section of the tire is a home run utilizing a diamond “home plate” footprint to provide massive forward bite and increased longevity. The web of extensions are unique and have a directional touch giving the racer the ultimate tune-ability. The Ellipse has already won a Stock National title in the hands of Matthew Gonzalez at the 2019 JConcepts Stock Nationals at OCRC Raceway. The compound of choice for most indoor events, the exclusive gold compound, has shown to produce consistent results for racers week after week. Now, the Ellipse is also available in aqua and silver compound. Included in each package are the Dirt-Tech closed cell inserts.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

August 30, 2019

Ulti Storm & Invincible foam tires

Ulti have introduced three new compound foam tires for the 1/8th onroad market, the Storm G8, Invincible S11 and Invincible RS170. The entry level Storm G8 tire use a new bonding method and as there is no vertical bonding, the resistance during driving is decreased. Using the G8 compound, the tires come premounted on their strong carbon wheels. The Invincible tires use the same gluing method but a different high grip compound, with the S11 sold on lightweight wheels, while the RS170 is available on both types of wheels and uses a multiple foam layers, 2 for the front and 3 on the rear.

Source: Nuclear [nuclear.ne.jp]

August 29, 2019

Pro-Line Hyrax SCXL & Rock Shooter aluminium wheels

Pro-Line have introduced their new Hyrax SCXL All Terrain Tires for mounting on SC wheels. Designed from the ground up for incredible grip and stability on the toughest terrain, the Hyrax tire is ready to tackle anything your Desert Truck or modified Short Course Truck can dish out. also new from Pro-Line are the Rock Shooter 1.9″ aluminium composite internal bead-loc wheels. Designed to not only look scale with the 12 hole design but to be super easy to use by only requiring 6 screws per wheel for mounting tires. The face of the Rock Shooter has been CNC machined in the USA to exacting tolerances and precision finishes. The unique 3-piece wheel design bolts together in the back and locks on to Pro-Line’s incredible list of 1.9″ Crawling Tires the same way as Pro-Line’s Impulse 1.9″ plastic wheel.

View the Rock Shooter wheels here

August 23, 2019

Sweep Racing/Mibosport SQS-32PGL tires on BBS rims

Coming from Sweep Racing in cooperation with Mibosport, one of the biggest racing shop in Europe, is the brand new SQS-32PGL competition tire on BBS style rims. Specially designed for the realistic touring car classes, in particular the growing front wheel drive 1/10th touring car class., they are a belted low profile slick offering good traction, making them easy to drive without traction roll. They come pre-glued on black BBS style rims offering a cool and realistic look and each set of tyres includes 5 sets of coloured rim stickers for matching with your body colour. These tyres will be used on the upcoming new season of Mibosport Cup in their new FWD and GT Stock categories.

Source: Mibosport [mibosport.com]

August 16, 2019

DE Racing Street Outlaw rear tyres

DE Racing have announced the release of their new Street Outlaw rear tyres for SCT drag or oval racing. Designed for the use with the company‘s Gambler series of wheels the slick tyres are available in D40 soft, D30 super soft and C1 clay compounds and including closed cell inserts.

View the included inserts here

August 14, 2019

Raw Speed Slick 1/8th Buggy tyre

Raw Speed have introduced their new Slick tread-less tyre for 1/8th scale buggies. Available now in Clay compound and also coming as Soft and Super Soft compounds very soon, the tyre is ideal for prepped high-grip clay tracks and indoor racing. The tyre comes as pair including suitable inserts.

Source: Raw Speed [rawspeedrc.com]

August 13, 2019

Hudy Tire Gripper Red traction compound

Hudy have announced the release of their new Tire Gripper Red traction compound for asphalt and carpet tracks. The Red additive was specially developed for low and very-low traction conditions, with the special formula helping rubber tyres to generate higher traction while still making for an easy to drive car. The tyre sauce comes in handy 50ml bottles with foam applicator.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

August 8, 2019

H-Speed Blue Stripe 1/12th pan car tyres

Coming from Hupo Hönigl’s H-Speed brand are the new Blue Stripe spec tyres for 1/12th scale LMP and GT cars. Made using durable A38 rubber the pre-trued tyres offer exceptional traction in a large variety of track conditions, making them the ideal hand-out tyres for club and sanctioned racing. The blue stripe allows for easy identification while the white flex rim assists with traction and durability. The Arena 1/12 League legal tyres are available separately for the front and the rear.

View the rear wheels here